to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to spread; to be propagated
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
same crime; being equally guilty
offender; criminal; culprit
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to torment; to harass; to tease
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
distrust of (other) human beings
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
funny story; funny anecdote
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)